Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, Florida · Also known as Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach · Website
$84,131
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$84,131
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Daytona Beach, Florida with 7,860 undergraduates and 797 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $41,272 a year (tuition and fees $44,249). It admits 65% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $84,131 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,666 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$41,272
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$44,249
US median $11,837
Admission rate
65%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,666
About $251 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$84,131
Rank 146 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $41,272
- Tuition and fees
- $44,249
- Cost of attendance
- $64,632
- Students with a need-based grant
- 15%
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $36,238
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $35,628
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $36,769
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $40,670
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $45,035
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $33,218 in 2015-16 to $44,249 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1,257
- SAT reading, middle
- 615
- SAT math, middle
- 620
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 7,860
- Graduate students
- 797
- Part-time students
- 4.0%
- Women
- 28%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 63
- Endowment
- $222.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 146 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $41,272 | $19,850 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $44,249 | $16,920 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 65% | 72% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,666 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $65,391 | $33,574 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $84,131 | $37,894 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 87% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
63 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 586 | $23,250 | $54,827 | $90,495 | $85,825 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 304 | $26,312 | $75,483 | $95,552 | $98,207 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $26,196 | $73,433 | $96,331 | $92,135 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $22,405 | $66,999 | $83,749 | $68,257 |
| Homeland SecurityBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $20,500 | $48,676 | $71,014 | $70,193 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | $121,654 | $122,434 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 39 | $36,711 | $86,536 | $110,336 | $103,485 |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $91,532 |
| Air TransportationMaster's | Master's | 31 | $37,674 | $91,764 | $113,161 | $110,104 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Astronomy and AstrophysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,333 |
| Military Systems and Maintenance TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,000 | $52,897 | $72,903 | $75,390 |
| Air TransportationAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | $18,750 | $66,957 | $83,343 | $75,495 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 21 | $52,313 | $79,874 | $109,268 | $65,184 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $25,000 | $78,016 | $99,450 | $100,647 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $23,733 | $41,456 | $82,023 | $50,523 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $26,293 | $79,276 | $105,527 | $109,015 |
| Engineering PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $22,500 | $56,889 | $94,084 | $89,154 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,517 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,114 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $115,974 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,525 |
| Applied MathematicsMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $116,060 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $25,500 | $41,515 | $76,421 | $60,997 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach cost?
$41,272 a year is the average net price at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $44,249, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $64,632. Families earning under $30,000 pay $36,238 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
65% of applicants are admitted to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,257 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach graduates earn?
$84,131 a year is the median pay of former Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach students who work, 10 years after they started ($65,391 after 6 years). That ranks 146 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Systems Engineering (Master's) at $115,154.
How much student debt do Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach graduates have?
$23,666 is the median federal student loan debt of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach graduates, about $251 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 29% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach finish within 6 years. 88% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
Air Transportation (586 bachelor's graduates), Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering (304 bachelor's graduates), Mechanical Engineering (88 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 63 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.